Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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Podcasts:
Episode: 2226 Aesop's Fables and scientific illustration. Today, Aesop's fables illustrate a new science.
Episode: 2784 Environmentally Sustainable Golf Courses. Today, where the grass is always greener.
Episode: 3072 The brewer, chemist and statistician William Sealy Gosset. Today, a master brewer and a statistician.
Episode: 2225 Jean-Charles Borda: More than just a name on an orifice meter. Today, let's meet Jean-Charles Borda.
Episode: 2223 Charlie Taylor, builder of the Wright brothers' engines. Today, the Wright brother's engine.
Episode: 2762 Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes. Today, Uncle Sam's better half.
Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work. Today, how to rebuild a ruin.
Episode: 2222 Jeremiah Horrocks, the 23-year-old "Father of English Astronomy." Today, a planetary prodigy.
Episode: 2221 Who owns the streets: the invention of jaywalking. Today, who owns the streets.
Episode: 2224 Thomas Jefferson and megalonyx, the great-clawed ground sloth. Today, Jefferson meets Great Claw.
Episode: 2217 Escalator: the Not-All-Purpose Magical Stairway. Today, magic stairways.
Episode: 2778 Qualia and Mary's Black and White Room. Today, there's something about Mary.
Episode: 3044 Randomized Clinical Trials. Today, statistics, evidence and medicine.
Episode: 2211 Concrete Canoe: a metaphor, a vehicle for learning, and new technology in old clothing. Today, we build our boat from concrete.
Episode: 2773 The Mechanics of Muppets. Today, engineering entertainment.
